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Exploring Ancient Civilizations: Aztec, Inca & Beyond

Discover the fascinating civilizations of the Aztec, Inca, and more through their geography, culture, architecture, and encounters with European settlers. Learn about their gods, achievements, trade, and the impact of colonization.

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Exploring Ancient Civilizations: Aztec, Inca & Beyond

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  1. Aztec Empire Inca & Lat./Long. French & English & Timelines Spanish Potpourri 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt

  2. The city of Tenochtitlan was built on a lake for this reason.

  3. What was the Aztec god told them to search for a specific vision and then build their city? Greenwich indicates the prime meridian, which is zero degrees longitude

  4. Aztecs built a great civilization in this area of Middle America

  5. What is the Valley of Mexico?

  6. The Aztec invented their own successful method of farming.

  7. What were chinampas (floating gardens)

  8. Building pyramids was the accomplishment of both the Aztec and another Native American Civilization

  9. What was the Mayan Civilization?

  10. Daily Double Allies of Spanish in Cortez’s defeat of the Aztec

  11. Who were the Native American tribes, enemies of the Aztec?

  12. Daily Double True/False The Incan Civilization was known for Hieroglyphics, pyramids and floating gardens

  13. What is false? Incan civilization was famous for their roads and aqueducts, which allowed them to bring water to villages hundreds of miles away .

  14. Which two lines of latitude is Easton located in between

  15. What are 40 and 41 degrees north?

  16. The Incan civilization is located on which coast of South America

  17. What is the west coast (or Pacific Coast)?

  18. The Inca were not like the Aztec and Maya who had a written language, hieroglyphics. Instead they kept records using a knotted string more commonly known as this

  19. What is a quipu?

  20. Harrisburg located between these two lines of longitude

  21. What are 76 and 77 degrees west?

  22. Daily Double The first permanent English settlement is this town in Virginia

  23. What is Jamestown, Virginia?

  24. Unlike the Spanish, French settlers treated Native Americans fairly and were interested in this type of trade in North America

  25. What was fur trade?

  26. Based on the timeline below answer the following: which event occurred first – Pizarro conquers the Inca Empire or Cortez conquers the Aztec Empire?

  27. What was Pizarro conquering the Incan Empire?

  28. There were many reasons that English settlers came to America. For some it was to escape political problems and poverty; for others, religious freedom. In short, this was the reason to leave for America

  29. What was to start a new life – a better life than they had in England?

  30. Based on the timeline below determine the following: number of years after Columbus’s arrival in the New World was the first successful English settlement.

  31. What are 115 years?

  32. True/False The arrival of the Spanish improved the quality of life for Native Americans

  33. What is false? Native Americans died from hunger, the hardships of slavery and disease

  34. The Aztec Empire fell in 1521 to this Spanish conqueror

  35. Who was Cortez?

  36. Daily Double When Cortes defeated the Aztecs, he did not have as many soldiers as the Aztecs had, but he did have other factors on his side

  37. What were diseases, horses, superior weapons and other Native American tribes?

  38. The Western Hemisphere sent chocolate, potatoes and maize to Europe. In return, the Spanish brought this animal to the Western Hemisphere

  39. What are horses?

  40. Of Aztec, Mayan and Incan, which civilization was not defeated by the Spanish

  41. What was the Mayan Civilization?

  42. Daily Double Some scientists think that Native Americans migrated from this continent

  43. What is Asia? Asia North America

  44. Give 2 similarities between Spanish and French treatment of Native American

  45. What are: A. They both relied on Native Americans in some way. B. They both came to get land and resources.

  46. Give 2 differences between Spanish and French treatment of Native American

  47. What are: A. The French needed the natives for survival & trade. B. The Spanish were cruel and betrayed their trust and enslaved those not killed.

  48. Three reasons that Jamestown was considered a successful colony

  49. What are Jamestown: -Was the first settlement to survive beyond settlement and continue as a colony (For instance, Roanoke was earlier but did not have any survivors when supply ships returned from England.) -Had its own government -Had the support of England

  50. Reason Native Americans were able to migrate from Asia to the Americas

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